The Data Architect- Senior will lead impactful analytics initiatives at VCU Health. Using all available tools, this position will be responsible for creating scalable and adaptable solutions to a myriad of health system use cases. A successful candidate in this position will have excellent technical skills with various database platforms (Oracle, Snowflake), ETL engines (IBM DataStage, Informatica) and a proven ability to design data structures that withstand the test of time.

Essential Job Statements

• May lead teams and/or projects that involve coordinating work activities, reporting on work status, and providing input on team performance

• Enhances data models to support large data volume analytics

• Collaborates with ETL Developers and Report Analysts in discussions that lead to design specifications and functionality

• Leads production issue troubleshooting and solution implementation

• Tunes report queries, complex analytics, and applications across our supported technology to maintain or improve performance

• Architects solutions including the following: batch and/or real-time data exchange, real-time analytics using Tableau, complex reporting, and data integration with applications

• Designs, documents, constructs, and deploys database architectures and applications

• Creates and enforces database development standards

• Follows organization change management practices

• Mentors less experienced Data Architects

• Covers for Team Lead as needed

• Conducts reviews of emerging technology and best practices and presents findings to management and the end-user community

Patient Population:

Not applicable to this position.

Employment Qualifications

Education Qualifications:

Required Education:

• Position typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Analytics or related education and experience

• Combination of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Education:

• Master’s Degree in Analytics or Computer Science

Licensure/Certification Required: N/A

Licensure/Certification Preferred: N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Years and Type of Required Experience: 6 to 8 years

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Excellent SQL Skills

• Experience with data modeling tools like ERWIN

• Background in analytics modeling and publishing (Cognos, Tableau)

• ETL Engine experience like IBM Infoshpere

• Epic Caboodle/Clarity Data Model Certification required within 6 months

• Data warehousing proficiency specific to data integration, data mart, and data quality implementations

• Basic knowledge of application interoperability paradigms using standard interfaces (REST, SOAP, CSV, HTML, HL7)

• Demonstrated experience with different data models (normalized, denormalized, star, and snowflake).

• Demonstrated experience with transactional, temporal, time series, and structure and unstructured data

Cultural Responsiveness

Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: N/A

Working Conditions

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.

Prolonged periods of working alone.

Physical Requirements

Lifting/ Carrying (0-50 lbs.)

Work Position: Sitting, Walking, Standing

Additional Physical Requirements/ Hazards

Physical Requirements: Repetitive arm/hand movements

Hazards: N/A

Mental / Sensory: Reasoning, Problem Solving, Hearing, Speak Clearly, Write Legibly, Reading, Logical Thinking

Emotional: Steady Pace, Able to Handle Multiple Priorities, Able to Adapt to Frequent Change

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